Lindsey's vocals on Sisters Of The Moon - controversial...
 

Hey guys

I've watched the classic Mirage tour Sisters Of The Moon perrformance a few times oveer the past couple of weeks and one of the main parts that I really like is when Lindsey sings the few lines of the bridge. His vocals are great and really add something to the song.

I'm starting to think that I'd have loved to hear him sing the same part on the studio version... thoughts?

I wish I could remember where I read a review of
that performance. Possibly it was in Rolling Stone
all those many years ago. Seems like they attributed
Lindsey singing to Stevie's inability to complete the
song due to the shape her vocals were in due to the
length of the tour and her drug habit. Even with that,
it's my favorite song of Fleetwood Mac's to ever be
recorded on stage.

I'm sorry to say this, but that's the only part of that performance that I don't like.

That doesn't make any sense (hardly unusual for Rolling Stone!) - if she couldn't complete the song then she surely would have vanished from the stage towards the end of the performance rather than take a brief break in the middle for 4 lines and then come back and do such crazy, shredding vocals for several more minutes until the song ended?

Perhaps they're mixing it up with the time Lindsey had to take over the end of Silver Springs?

Yes.........

Aren't there earlier versions where he does that too?

Quoted for truth.

I like that part as well. I wouldn't mind either way, but it's kind of refreshing to hear the male voice.

Yes, there are.

Michele

The Mirage tour was only 8 weeks in length ..The Forum shows had been postponed for 3 weeks however apparently due to Stevie's walking pneumonia.It seemed to me like he sang that line to giver her more time to go back and get her hair teased.

I like it, and he also makes the line grammatically correct ("Some say illusion is her game.")

ETA not sure if "Illusions are her game" is grammatically incorrect, now that I look into it.

The NYT ran a headline reading "crayons are her game." So I suppose it should be right. Sorry, Tusk-era Stevie!

I still like "Illusion is her game" better.

I thought it was 'Some say illusions are her game' in the studio version?

Oh well, I can't understand Stevie half the time anyway :laugh:

That's what she sings in the studio version...

In the Mirage video, at least, Lindsey sings "Some say illusion is her game."

My thoughts? Why do you consider this to be controversial? As for the infamous performance, I think it is interesting how Lindsey sang the bridge but feel that the studio version is great as is.

I had no idea that Stevie had pneumonia during the Mirage tour. She certainly has a long history of illnesses during tours.

That part where Lindsey sings the bridge is extremely haunting to me. It adds another depth to the meaning of the song and gives the song another perspective. It's really cool to me how she leaves the stage and he starts to talk about her as if she's not there. It almost gives the song a story like quality...love it! Plus, he just sounds so damn good singing it. If they bring this one back on the next tour, I would love to see them do it this way again.

Yeah, but Lindsey's always trying to correct her grammar. And you know, you wouldn't do that to Bob Dylan. :cool:

I recall that. I always thought it was bull**** -- just some reviewer's speculation to explain why Lindsey sang the verse. Can't say for sure why he did it --this one time. Remember that this was the Mirage tour. It was a short tour, and Stevie and her voice were in decent shape. The fact is, after the Lindsey sung that one short verse, Stevie went on to finish the song in fine form! Go figure! It would be a great question to ask Lindsey or Stevie. Unfortunately, both likely won't remember.

Maybe they just wanted to change it up?

Stevie sang the melody on the chorus of GYOW sometimes, did she not?

It's a live setting, stuff can be changed.

I totally agree with y'all and when he sings, "I'd like to wrap her in velvet, doesn't anyone know her name?" That's just gives it even more of a mysterious and sexy vibe.

This sums up the way I feel about it perfectly! :nod:

Yup - me too!

I want to say the Baton Rouge 1978 version has Lindsey singing this line...so it's definitely not a one-off thing

Yes, Lindsey does sing that line on the Baton Rouge 1978 version.

Lindsey is fine on SOTM. I'm always a supporter of Stevie & Lindsey singing on each others' songs (except when Lindsey doctors his voice, like on "Illume" and "Running through the Garden"). The interplay between the vocalists is a hallmark of FM.
It still kills me that "Crystal" was never recorded or performed as a duet.

- Jake

Actually if you listen to the live version of "Crystal" from Buckingham Nicks they do it as a slight duet. Lindsey sings lead but Stevie harmonizes with him beautifully. It's one of my favorite versions of "Crystal" for that reason alone. I'm hoping against hope that they will either bring this one back for the next FM tour or do a BN reunion and sing it live. Either way, they should definitely do a duet that emphasizes their amazing harmonies. Here's a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM2uAnW2LU0

^^^
GoldDust, that was a cool video, thanks for posting. Some of those pics? I just kept staring at Lindsey's package. Nice! :nod:

:laugh:

Oh I totally know what you mean ;) haha. But yes I just love that version of the song.

I love the live versions of this song that I've seen. If on the next tour, FM starting playing SOTM, I would completely and totally lose my mind. I keep crossing my fingers with each tour. I think it's such an awesome live song.

I just don't think she could do the song justice anymore.
I think the song was the highlight of the Mirage Tour and
maybe even the Tusk Tour. Nearly thirty years later I'm
afraid the song would become what Gold Dust Woman has.
An inferior version making one long for yesteryear

You could very well be right OR it could be completely awesome. If they could do it and do it well, I would be able to die happy.

It would not be the same as 1978-1982, that's for sure. But if done right and adjusted accordingly, I think they could pull it off.

And I think some of the Mac's performances of GDW have been great in recent years...to me, it's a song that Stevie can still make great in concert. As for a song becoming inferior and making me long for yesteryear, I'd give that honor to Rhiannon any day over Gold Dust.

You might be right. Even on the Mirage Tour it
was hard for her to do Rhiannon. Oh well, you
can't stay young forever. She'd have to be a witch
or something...???

Hear, hear.

I'd like to go on record and say this SOTM recording and performance was perfect. From the groovy Christine keyboards, to John's pumping bass intro. Mick's amazing chimes and drum sounds to Linsdey's finger pickin and lead riffs.

His vocals created that mysterious story tellin that picked up where Stevie left off. I love how she tries to play the percussive instrument and it gets caught in her gown near the sloppy video edit. I love the interplay between Mick and Stevie. And who doesn't love the vocal intensity Stevie delivers toward the end. In my opinion Stevie gets every other member to level up on this tune.

I was left hanging with my mouth open when I saw this in hi fi stereo. Don't change a thing.

Vote: Love him singing on this tune.

Except for the horrible editing job.

haha, I know!! I jump everytime her face pops on the screen, singing so instantaneously!! lol

I don't think it was the standard way they performed the song on that tour.

Sisters of the Moon (definitely one of my favourites of Stevie's) may sound good nowdays with a soft acoustic intro with piano something like the demo. She MUST sing the intro with a soft voice though:nod: and then into a rock version. Lindsey's guitar solo of the night must be on this song and not I'm So Afraid, and he must sing the line and let Stevie finish. Possibilities are there for live perfection.